GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |